1786 Delaware gubernatorial election

1786 Delaware gubernatorial election

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Nominee Thomas Collins Party Nonpartisan

Governor before election Nicholas Van Dyke Nonpartisan Elected Governor Thomas Collins Nonpartisan

The 1786 Delaware gubernatorial election was held on October 27, 1786. ^[1] The judge of the Delaware Court of Common Pleas Thomas Collins was elected president of Delaware for a term of three years. ^[2]

The conservative political faction in Delaware politics had regained the ascendancy following their defeat in the last election, and in 1786 took control of the Delaware House of Assembly. Collins, a militia officer and respected landowner from Kent County, Delaware, was considered broadly acceptable to all factions. ^[3]

The election was conducted by the Delaware General Assembly. Collins was elected unanimously on the first ballot. ^[2] The number of votes cast was not recorded. ^[1]

General election

1786 Delaware gubernatorial election ^[1]

Candidate	First ballot
	Count	Percent
Nicholas Van Dyke	**	100.00
Total	**	100.00

References

1. Delaware 1887, p. 1,004.
2. Munroe 1954, p. 103.
3. Munroe 1954, p. 102–3.

Bibliography

• Delaware (1887). Minutes of the Council of the Delaware State, from 1776 to 1792. Wilmington: Historical Society of Delaware.
• Munroe, John A. (1954). Federalist Delaware, 1775–1815. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.